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Women’s Swimming & Diving Falls To St. Thomas 131.5-111.5

Senior Anna Eames walks through a tunnel made by her teammates as part of the Senior Day celebration that took place prior to the meet at the Lund Center Natatorium. A total of eight female swimmers were recognized for their commitment and dedication to the program.

St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team suffered a 131.5-111.5 loss to the University of St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at the Lund Center Natatorium. The Gusties recorded seven event wins in their final dual meet of the season.

“Although the scores didn’t come out in our favor, I’m proud of the way both the men and women competed today,” said head coach Jon Carlson. “It was our ‘Race for Grace’ meet and I thought our swimmers gave it their all and left it in the pool. Training has been tough as we head into the backstretch of our season, so today was good chance for our swimmers to see some conference competition inside our pool for the final time this year.”

Tinklenberg and Olson dominated the freestyle races, as the Willmar product won the 200 with a time of 1:58.65 and the 500 with a time of 5:19.59. The North Oaks native placed first in the 50 with a time of 25.11 and the 100 with a time of 54.57. Strom rounded out the group by taking top marks in both the 200 individual medley in 2:15.66 and 100 breaststroke in 1:07.28.

The Gustavus swimming and diving teams will be back in the pool for their final swim before the 2013 MIAC Championships next weekend. The Gusties will travel to the St. Paul to take part in the two-day MIAC Invitational hosted by St. Thomas on Feb. 1-2. The MIAC Championships begin two weeks following on Feb. 14-16.